tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214725724832377908.post1294065598606780152..comments2016-12-09T14:44:51.381+01:00Comments on Aguanomics: GE Likes SubsidiesDavid Zetlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11677758798533719965noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214725724832377908.post-80513805500583771832008-07-09T17:16:00.000+02:002008-07-09T17:16:00.000+02:00It's politically infeasible to charge the poor for...It's politically infeasible to charge the poor for an initial allocation of water. The argument is that people will die without it (unlike gas; food is too heterogeneous -- and supplied by competing companies...)David Zetlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11677758798533719965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214725724832377908.post-68511401640564488342008-07-09T05:10:00.000+02:002008-07-09T05:10:00.000+02:00Oh, I was mostly kidding about the poor people. B...Oh, I was mostly kidding about the poor people. But don't you think poor people should pay for water, just like poor people should pay for food and gas? Maybe they get public assistance, but the point is they should pay for these necessities, right?Bob Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214725724832377908.post-17203739419351880772008-07-08T19:46:00.000+02:002008-07-08T19:46:00.000+02:00Hi Bob -- where did I say charge poor people for w...Hi Bob -- where did I say charge poor people for water?<BR/><BR/>I am not bashing GE; I am pointing out that there "technical" paper is merely sales prop/agit.<BR/><BR/>I'm willing to stick with unconventional, tho :)David Zetlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11677758798533719965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214725724832377908.post-13987447657923841772008-07-08T18:08:00.000+02:002008-07-08T18:08:00.000+02:00You are an unconventional fellow, David. You want...You are an unconventional fellow, David. You want to charge poor people for water, and yet you bash big corporations too.<BR/><BR/>Intriguing.Bob Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.com